Hong Kong Baptist Hospital
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Hong Kong Baptist Hospital (HKBH) is an 800-bed private hospital located in the Kowloon
area of Hong Kong
. Founded in 1963, it was the first private hospital in Hong Kong. It does not provide Accident & Emergency (A&E) services.
HKBH is one of the social service institutions of the Baptist Church Convention of Hong Kong. It is wholly self-financing and non-profit-taking. It provides a very wide range of in-patient and out-patient services and is well regarded not only in Hong Kong but also in China. As an example, among Hong Kong's private sector hospitals, HKBH has the most mainland expectant mothers giving birth.
HKBH has an active nursing school and is committed to educational development. It became affiliated with the Open University of Hong Kong
, which enables nurses to be trained up to the university degree standard
Hong Kong Baptist Hospital is enthusiastically involved in international healthcare accreditation
, and for many years it has been subjected to rigorous bi-annual survey by the UK's QHA Trent Accreditation
Scheme.
Kowloon
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...
area of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Founded in 1963, it was the first private hospital in Hong Kong. It does not provide Accident & Emergency (A&E) services.
HKBH is one of the social service institutions of the Baptist Church Convention of Hong Kong. It is wholly self-financing and non-profit-taking. It provides a very wide range of in-patient and out-patient services and is well regarded not only in Hong Kong but also in China. As an example, among Hong Kong's private sector hospitals, HKBH has the most mainland expectant mothers giving birth.
HKBH has an active nursing school and is committed to educational development. It became affiliated with the Open University of Hong Kong
Open University of Hong Kong
The Open University of Hong Kong is a Hong Kong university providing sub-degree, degree and postgraduate courses leading to awards and qualifications principally through a system of open access and distance education....
, which enables nurses to be trained up to the university degree standard
Hong Kong Baptist Hospital is enthusiastically involved in international healthcare accreditation
International healthcare accreditation
Due to the near-universal desire for quality healthcare, there is a growing interest in international healthcare accreditation. Providing healthcare, especially of an adequate standard, is a complex and challenging process...
, and for many years it has been subjected to rigorous bi-annual survey by the UK's QHA Trent Accreditation
QHA Trent Accreditation
QHA Trent Accreditation is a United Kingdom-based independent holistic accreditation scheme for hospitals and clinics that functions worldwide. It represents an option for healthcare providers to international accreditation schemes such as Joint Commission International from the USA...
Scheme.